The 12 Days of Investing

- DAY 7 -

Search for Value

Our approach to investing involves determining intrinsic value and investing in situations where the market has not yet recognized the value we are seeing through our analysis - when the current price is below our estimate of intrinsic value. The share price moves higher as the market begins to price in the value, generating returns for the holder.

An additional benefit of buying at a discount to value is that as well as locking in potential returns, the lower the purchase price, the higher the buffer against potential risk associated with the investment. Should markets drop, a mispriced security may not have as far to fall. In aiming to protect and grow wealth over the long term, it comes down to holding a security for as long as it takes for the value to be realized and priced in by the market – in equities this may take years.

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The Pender Investment Process

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